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Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,--but seemed loath to depart!

Edited with Notes By William J. Rolfe, Formerly Head Master of the High School, Cambridge, Mass.

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A POSTSCRIPT WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PREFACE AUTHOR'S NOTES--Volume II. GLOSSARY--Volume II. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

impulse upon his mind of a preceding great success, took more than usual pains, and thoroughly enjoyed the writing.

With An Introduction By Henry Morley Ll.d., Professor Of English Literature At University College, London London George Routledge And Sons Broadway, Ludgate Hill New York: 9 Lafayette Place 188...

The "Betrothed" did not greatly please one or two friends, who thought that it did not well correspond to the general title of "The Crusaders."

INTRODUCTION TO THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR THE Author, on a former occasion, declined giving the real source from which he drew the tragic subject of this history, because, though occurring at a dis...

[Illustration: Titlepage] [Illustration: Frontispiece] CONTENTS VOLUME ONE INTRODUCTION EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION CHAPTER FIRST.

Complete In Twelve Volumes Printed from the latest English Editions Embracing The Author's Last Corrections, Prefaces, and Notes.

[Illustration: Titlepage] THE HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN.

VOLUME I. THE DEPARTURE OF THE GYPSIES----Drawn by Clark Stanton, Etched by C. de Billy ELLANGOWAN CASTLE----Drawn by John MacWhirter, Etched by Alex.

Volume I. [Illustration: Titlepage] [Illustration: Dedication] [Illustration: First Series] EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION TO OLD MORTALITY.

From Short Stories Published in "The Keepsake Annual" of 1828 INTRODUCTION.

INTRODUCTION A certain degree of success, real or supposed, in the delineation of Queen Mary, naturally induced the author to attempt something similar respecting "her sister and her foe," the cel...

gradually subduing them, affords the lights and shadows necessary to give effect to a fictitious narrative; and while suc

Illustrated [Illustration] University Library Association Philadelphia Copyright, 1893 By Estes & Lauriat Andrew Lang Edition.

AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION The scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century, when the feudal system, which had been the sinews and nerves of national defence, and the spirit of chivalry, by ...

hopes for more important successes, when the whole nonjuring interest of Britain, identified as it then was with great part of the landed gentlemen, should come forward to finish what had been gall...

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I. Tales of my Landlord Introduction by "Jedediah Cleishbotham" II. Introduction to THE BLACK DWARF III. Main text of THE BLACK DWARF Note: Footnotes in the printed boo...

[Illustration: ROLAND GRAEME AND CATHERINE SETON BEFORE QUEEN MARY.] INTRODUCTION--(1831.) From what is said in the Introduction to the Monastery, it must necessarily be inferred, that the Aut...

No. II The Children of the Mist.

With Introductory Essay and Notes by Andrew Lang Ten Etchings VOLUME I. London John C. Nimmo 14, King William Street, Strand MDCCCXCIV Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.

CHAPTER I When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why; When foul words, jealousies, and fears, Set folk toge...

I The songs, to savage virtue dear, That won of yore the public ear, Ere Polity, sedate and sage, Had quench'd the fires of feudal rage.--WARTON.

The ashes here of murder'd kings Beneath my footsteps sleep; And yonder lies the scene of death, Where Mary learn'd to weep.

INTRODUCTION--(1832.) The Tales of the Crusaders was determined upon as the title of the following series of the Novels, rather by the advice of the few friends whom, death has now rendered still...

This is another little story from The Keepsake of 1828.

VOLUME I. PAGE Meg Dods (p. 13) _Frontispiece_ The Meeting in the Wood ...

story as nearly as possible in the shape in which he had told it; but the following narrative, which he drew up accordingly, did not reach Abbotsford until July 1832] In the old Stock of Fife, the...

I. [Illustration: Napoleons Logement Qua Cont] EDINBURGH; A. & C. BLACK.

VOLUME I PUBLISHERS' NOTE It has long been the ambition of the present publishers to offer to the public an ideal edition of the writings of Sir Walter Scott, the great poet and novelist of ...

III. * * * * * The songs, to savage virtue dear, That won of yore the public ear, Ere Polity, sedate and sage, Had quench'd the fires of f...

CHAPTER I. _1st Carrier._ What, ostler!--a plague on thee, hast never an eye in thy head?

APPENDIX NO. I. THE WOODSTOCK SCUFFLE; or, Most dreadfull apparitions that were lately seene in the Mannor-house of Woodstock, neere Oxford, to the great terror and the wonderful amazement of all ...

CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION WAVERLEY or 'TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE NOTES GLOSSARY [Note: Characters that were in italics in the printed text have been written in capital letters in t...

4. [Illustration: Mayence] EDINBURGH; A. & C. BLACK.

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2. [Illustration: Vincennes] EDINBURGH; A. & C. BLACK.

Historical Setting 46 General Criticism and Analysis 48 Text 59 Notes ...

II. The songs, to savage virtue dear.

[Illustration: Frontispiece] [Illustration: Titlepage_1] [Illustration: First Poem] THE HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN.

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5. [Illustration: Hougoumont] EDINBURGH; A. & C. BLACK, 1876 CONTENTS.

printed at Edinburgh by James Ballantyne & Co.

XII. COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS--CASTLE DANGEROUS--MY AUNT MARGARET'S MIRROR, &c. &c. Tales of my Landlord.

[Illustration: Titlepage] THE HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN.

VOLUME I GUY MANNERING OR THE ASTROLOGER VOLUME I 'Tis said that words and signs have power O'er sprites in planetary hour; But scarce I praise their venturous part Wh...

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